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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« Last post by Tante Shvester on September 10, 2024, 09:02:01 PM »The super part is high or raised and the cilious is hair like cilia. Supercilious is a raised eyebrow.
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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« Last post by pooka on September 10, 2024, 11:26:03 AM »Supercilious?
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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« Last post by Tante Shvester on September 05, 2024, 08:22:30 PM »The "sub" in substance is the base that supports stuff so that it is sturdy. Something that is substantial is firm and well-supported. Now that I realize this, I want flimsy things to be superstantial.
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English & Linguistics / Re: Strange Proununciations
« Last post by pooka on August 30, 2024, 10:18:37 AM »What about the sh in fiduciary? And does it depend in if you're pronouncing the second i?
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English & Linguistics / Re: Strange Proununciations
« Last post by pooka on August 30, 2024, 10:16:05 AM »I do the "prounounce it twice" way. Which I guess makes sense because I learned it from my father, who learned English in the Western US.
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English & Linguistics / Re: Funny English and Linguistics stuff...
« Last post by pooka on August 30, 2024, 10:13:45 AM »My husband likes the outlander books, but has only experienced them on audio.
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English & Linguistics / Re: Strange Proununciations
« Last post by Ela on August 27, 2024, 11:25:40 AM »I didn't realize it either till I saw the meme about it.
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English & Linguistics / Re: Strange Proununciations
« Last post by Jonathon on August 19, 2024, 07:42:34 PM »No problem! I didn't even realize before now that there was variation in how some people said it or that my pronunciation didn't match the standard dictionary pronunciation.
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English & Linguistics / Re: Strange Proununciations
« Last post by Ela on August 19, 2024, 06:22:55 PM »Thanks for your thoughts on it.
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« Last post by Jonathon on August 19, 2024, 08:48:44 AM »It doesn't strike me as the kind of variation that's typically regional. And if it were regional, there's a fair chance it'd be in listed in the dictionary. I think it's more likely just an idiosyncratic thing, but I'm really not sure.